Willard & Steve, accompanied by 'scout' in a hired motor home, embarked on their most adventurous cycling trip to date, from Lands End to John O'Groats (LEJOG).


Between 9.50am 20th April and 8.58am 30 April 2011 they succeeded in completing LEJOG, covered 900.18 miles and left a blog along the way which they hoped would make people smile as it did them.

Monday 25 April 2011

Day 5: Easter Monday. 25th April 2011: Bulkeley, Cheshire to Crooklands, south Cumbria. 101 miles today. 457 miles in total to date.

Departed 8.20am. Finished 7.47pm.

Todays route – Bulkeley on A49 past Tarporley, through Cudington, the town of roundabouts Warrington then former mill and mining towns Newton–le-Willows, B5209 throught Orrell, B5206 through Eccleston, Farrington, the former railway line into the riverside park at the town of traffic lights Preston, A6 to Garstang, Park Lane then Garstang Road to Conder Green onto Sustrans route 6 along River Lune estuary to Lancaster then Lancaster canal to Hest Bank, A6 then A6070 to Crooklands. 

The day of no photos.  Even bright sunshine could not make some of the places we passed through look photogenic. In the south Lakes tonight. What a difference.  First man we spoke to at the camp site produced the quote of the day: “I’ve had a very tiring day. Had to put up my awning. Mind, it’s a big bugger.”           

Day 5. Plan to travel through the Lake district and cross the border into bonny Scotland.

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